Player Profile

John Waggoner

DL • 6'5" • 267 lbs • West Des Moines, IA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

John Waggoner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

17.3

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

13.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Iowa
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

John Waggoner, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa. John Waggoner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Iowa paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Iowa

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

17.3

Usage

6.3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Iowa State: 2. Nevada: 2.5. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 2. Ohio State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0. Nebraska: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 3 by 32.5. Nevada: 6 by 50. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 3 by 17.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · +1.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=6 · -1.0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

50 vs Nevada

Result
Fri 11/25vs NebraskaL 17-24310.5000
Sat 11/19@ MinnesotaW 13-1064000
Sat 11/12vs WisconsinW 24-1010000
Sat 11/5@ PurdueW 24-311000
Sat 10/29vs NorthwesternW 33-1322000
Sat 10/22@ Ohio StateL 10-5421000
Sat 10/8@ IllinoisSplash gameL 6-932200
Sat 10/1vs MichiganL 14-2722000
Sat 9/24@ RutgersW 27-1020000
Sat 9/17vs NevadaSplash gameW 27-06020.500
Sat 9/10vs Iowa StateL 7-1031110
Sat 9/3vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonIowa2.512.57.1
2019 Regular SeasonIowa2.512.57.10
2020 Regular SeasonIowa04.20.8-2.5
2021 PostseasonIowa8.515.83.78.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa8.515.83.70
2022 Regular SeasonIowa717.36.3-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#4

Iowa State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Iowa

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2019 Postseason · Iowa

14.5

2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

14.5

2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8891

Dowling Catholic · West Des Moines, IA

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

64

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
64